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What you’re owed when a flight is late, a bag goes missing or a hotel gives away your room, and how to claim it without paying anyone a cut.
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We read the rules, compare the real prices and do the arithmetic, then publish the answer. No booking engine and no sales pitch. Just the research you’d do yourself if you had the time.
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- Every price carries its date
Latest
Card vs Cash Abroad: What DCC, ATM Fees and FX Markups Really Cost (2026)
Four charges hide in one transaction abroad. Which to accept, which to refuse, and the percentage the terminal must show you before you confirm.
The Airline Moved Your Flight: Schedule Change Rights (2026)
Moved earlier by more than one hour, your flight counts as cancelled and is worth up to €600. Pushed later by under three hours,…
Booked Through an Agent: Who Owes You When the Flight Is Cancelled (2026)
Telling the agent is not telling you. Two Court of Justice rulings put cancellation compensation on the airline, plus the 7 day refund deadline.
Downgraded on Your Flight: What the Airline Actually Owes You (2026)
Downgraded to economy? UK and EU law owes you 30, 50 or 75 percent. Not of what you paid, though, and one 2016 ruling…
Stranded Overnight: What the Airline Must Pay For (2026)
The airline owes you food and a hotel whatever caused the delay. What counts as reasonable, which receipts win, and the three night cap…
The Airline Rejected Your Claim: How to Escalate (2026)
Your airline said no. Four routes go over its head, three of them free. What each costs, what each can force, and the 12…
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What we cover
Rooms
Hotels & stays
What to demand when a hotel gives your room away, and how the booking platforms really differ once the fees land.
Rides
Flights
Fares, baggage rules and passenger rights: the parts of flying where knowing the rule is worth real money.
Rides
Cruises
What a cruise really costs per day once gratuities, drinks, wifi and excursions are counted.
Whole trips
Vacations
Package versus booking it yourself, and the legal protection most people do not realise they are giving up.
Rides
Transport
Car hire, transfers, rail and ferries: the ground-level costs that quietly double a budget.
Primary sources, linkedRules, tariffs and terms, cited so you can check them yourself.
Prices with a date on themEvery figure carries the month we checked it.
We show the arithmeticWhere we claim a saving, the sums are on the page.
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